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Ever seen a fat fox? : human obesity explored / Mike Gibney.
Van Pelt Library RA645.O23 G53 2016
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gibney, Michael J., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Obesity--Social aspects--History.
- Obesity.
- Food industry and trade.
- Food habits.
- Food--Psychological aspects.
- Food.
- Obesity--Social aspects.
- Obesity--etiology.
- Obesity--psychology.
- Food Industry.
- History.
- Medical Subjects:
- Obesity--etiology.
- Obesity--psychology.
- Food Industry.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 190 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Dublin, Ireland : University College Dublin Press, 2016.
- Summary:
- Ever seen a fat fox? Why it is that only humans - or animals in the care of humans - develop obesity? In Ever Seen a Fat Fox?: Human Obesity Explored Professor Mike Gibney delves into the history of the human relationship with food and investigates the ever growing problem of obesity. Debunking exaggerated views and cutting through the mixed messaging Gibney offers scientific-based solutions to this epidemic. The genetics of obesity, the practice of dieting, and the value of physical activity are thoroughly assessed. The failures of the players in obesity - including the media, scientists, academic organisations, international agencies, specifically the WHO, and the food industry are brought into sharp focus. What can we learn from the fox? An expert in public health and personalised nutrition with bestselling books and over 300 peer-reviewed papers in the area, Professor Mike Gibney uncovers the full story behind obesity based on painstaking research, and offers us tangible solutions to this very human phenomenon. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- 1 Ever Seen a Fat Fox? 1
- 2 Obesity: Measurements and Metrics 13
- 3 Human Obesity: Old and New 22
- 4 The Human Food Chain: Old and New 30
- 5 The Fashion of Culpable Calories 46
- 6 Obesity: The Nature versus Nurture Debate 60
- 7 Regulating Food Intake: The Eyes Have It 70
- 8 Fitness and Fatness 85
- 9 A Miscellany of Matters 96
- 10 Obesity: The Fears and the Phobias 108
- 11 Obesity: Politics, Players and Ploys it? 117
- 12 Weights Management: The Personal Perspective 130
- 13 Weights Management: The National Perspective 144
- 14 The Way Forward 156.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 164-179) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1910820083
- 9781910820087
- OCLC:
- 945391539
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